Firstman's 'Club Kid' premieres at Cannes May 15

Jordan Firstman’s “Club Kid” premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday, giving the writer-actor-director his first feature berth in the festival’s Un Certain Regard lineup. Cannes listed the film in its official 2026 selection and scheduled its May 15 screening in Salle Debussy. Vanity Fair’s Cannes live coverage also listed Firstman in attendance and named “Club Kid” among the day’s premieres. ### Where did “Club Kid” premiere, exactly? The Festival de Cannes program lists “Club Kid” as a Un Certain Regard title screening on Friday, May 15, from 2:15 p.m. to 4:21 p.m. in Salle Debussy. The festival’s French-language homepage also carried the same day’s schedule, placing the film between “Congo Boy” and later evening screenings. (festival-cannes.com) Un Certain Regard is one of Cannes’ official-selection sections, separate from the main Competition slate. Cannes’ April 9 selection announcement included “Club Kid” in that section and marked it as a first feature by Firstman. ### What kind of film is Firstman bringing to Cannes? Cannes describes “Club Kid” as the story of a declining New York party promoter forced to get his life in order when an unexpected visitor arrives. (festival-cannes.com) The festival’s film page lists a running time of 126 minutes, production year 2025 and country of origin as the United States. The same Cannes page credits Jordan Firstman as director and screenwriter. (festival-cannes.com) Topic Studios is listed as the production company contact on the festival page. ### Who is in the cast? Cannes lists Cara Delevingne, Diego Calva, Reggie Absolom, Kirby Howell-Baptiste and Colleen Camp in the cast. Variety, reporting before the festival, also described the film as Firstman’s directorial debut and said UTA Independent Film Group and Charades were handling sales. (festival-cannes.com) Vanity Fair published an interview with Firstman on May 15 tied to the Cannes debut and described the project as his first film. (festival-cannes.com) IndieWire, in a separate Cannes interview published this week, also called it his feature debut. ### Why had “Club Kid” been on the Cannes radar before the screening? April 9 put “Club Kid” on Cannes’ official-selection list, which is when the festival formally confirmed the title for Un Certain Regard. (festival-cannes.com) A later Cannes profile of Firstman, published on May 15, said the film had already been tagged as one of the cooler titles in the section before its screening. (vanityfair.com) Variety reported in April that the film came from producers behind “Anora” and “Lurker” and was set in New York. The trade report also said the package had drawn early market attention ahead of Cannes. ### What happens next for the film at Cannes? The 79th Cannes Film Festival runs from May 12 to May 23, according to the festival’s official site. (festival-cannes.com) That leaves “Club Kid” moving from its May 15 world premiere into the remaining days of the festival, when press reactions, market activity and any additional festival events tied to the film would unfold on site in Cannes. (variety.com) Cannes’ official film page and program remain the primary public references for the title during the festival, including its synopsis, credits and screening details. Vanity Fair’s live blog is also tracking arrivals and premieres day by day from Cannes. (festival-cannes.com 1) (festival-cannes.com 2)